The Journey of Finding the Perfect Dairy Calf

[BarredBuff]

Here is my stuff from Lehmans! All except the strainer! What is a good alternative to a stainless steel milk bucket? The one we would need is 85$

Would a seamless plastic, food grade bucket work??

 

[mandieg4]

I used a plastic bucket for awhile, but the lids were too hard to clean. The milk bucket I use I bought at TSC in the pet aisle. It's stainless steel with no rivets on the inside. I think it coat me around $12. The only problem with it is it doesn't have a lid. I found on old pot lid that fits down inside of it that works ok. But the barn I'm using at the moment is over a quarter mile from my house, you might not need a lid if you are walking to the barn and back

 

[BarredBuff]

Thanks! How big is the one from TSC?

 

[SSDreamin]

I am going to check at TSC too! We looked at the one down South, but all they had over in the 'bovine' section was galvinized. We did find one online for $72, but realized it wouldn't fit under our little girl! Miniatures do come with their own set of unique problems!

 

[BarredBuff]

I need a big girl bucket

 

[mandieg4]

The one I bought is 9 quarts, but there was one smaller and one bigger. I tried to find a picture for you on their website, but couldn't find one like mine.

 

[BarredBuff]

The one I bought is 9 quarts, but there was one smaller and one bigger. I tried to find a picture for you on their website, but couldn't find one like mine.

I need a 3 or 4 gallon bucket

 

[FarmerJamie]

Do you mean a bucket to milk into directly?

 

[BarredBuff]

Do you mean a bucket to milk into directly?

Yes

 

[FarmerJamie]

Do you mean a bucket to milk into directly?

Yes

Just my opinion, my opinion only, I would get a smaller bucket to milk directly into and use a bigger bucket to dump into periodically during the session. First the smaller bucket is easier to work with, second, and more importantly, if towards the end of the milking session Gladys decides she needs to push you around a little bit , most of your milk will be safely in the bigger bucket.

Just my opinion, based on my personal experiences growing up.